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Tuggen
Tuggen is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. History According to Walafrid Strabo the Irish missionaries Columbanus, Columban and Saint Gall, Gall arrived at Tuggen around the year 610. They intended to settle in the area, but fled after Gall had burnt down a local pagan holy place. Saint Gall is today depicted on the municipality's coat of arms. Geography Tuggen has an area, , of . Of this area, 62.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The Buechberg hill is located on the area of the municipality. The former ''Tuggenersee'' was named after the municipality. Demographics Tuggen has a population (as of ) of . , 14.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.9%. Most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buechberg
Buechberg (also Buchberg) is an elongated molasse hill in the Canton (Switzerland), Swiss cantons of Canton of Schwyz, Schwyz and Canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen on Obersee (Zürichsee), Obersee lakeshore. Geography The Molasse hill is a remain of the last glacial period in Switzerland. Situated on the southeastern Obersee (Zürichsee), Obersee lakeshore, the hill is situated on the area of the municipalities of Tuggen and Wangen SZ, Wangen−Nuolen in the canton of Schwyz, bordered by the lakeshore area in the canton of St. Gallen and by the Linth river towards Schmerikon. The highest elevation is about at the southwestern end of the hill, overlooking the Linth and Obersee area at around sea level. The commonly called ''Bollingen Sandstone'' since centuries is used for the construction of buildings, among them the Einsiedeln Abbey and the St. Gallen Abbey, as well as for the construction of ''Fraumünster'' and ''Grossmünster'' in Zürich; the quarries are still in use. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
